The Press., 1887-06-30

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 MoNsoN Academy had fine weather for it's week. The former were held on Tuesday evening when the graduating class numbered fifteen and E. l.. Morris of Monson was vale- dictorian. Rev. E. P. Lyman of Belcher- town was chosen president of the board of trustees, and Rev. J. P. Hawley of Stafford Springs vice president. Principal 0. 0. Cove has resigned, ,as has been understood to be his intention, and his successor is not yet selected.
 THE Springfield Republican has issued 8 Mount Ho:yoke Extra" price five cents, giving all the matter from it's several issues concerning the seminary and it's semi-centen- nial, with portrait of Mary Lyon, the founder, pictures of buildings, etc something to be preserved by every student and friend of the institution. "a
 IT is as certain as anything can be in the politics of the future that the next demo- cratic national convention will renominate President Cleveland. It is as certain that a majority of the delegates to the republican national convention will be favorable to the renomination of Citizen Blaine, and if he is not the nominee it will be because he does not desire to be-. Both candidates will be bitterly opposed within their own parties before the conventions, but the batteries which are to bear upon MT. Blaine were all unmasked in 1884.
 zOsoAR GRAVES, who was sent to state prison for life in 1873, for the murder of the station agent at Burnside, escaped on Monday. A reward of $1OO is offered for his arrest. Graves is now B, and is man whom it would be easy for anyone who had ever seen him to recognize. He is rather below the medium height, has black hair, is close shaven, but would have heavy black beard, is stocky built, has hazel eyes, pronounced nose and high cheek bones. Graves with a gang of four other prisoners, was working outside the prison walls painting barn. The gang was in charge of a keeper named Clark. Clark's story is that he gave Graves some instructions and then passed down the line overseeing the work, and when he turned Graves was gone. This was shortly after o'clock, and he at once gave the alarm. This story is received with considerable question at the prison, and the officials seem to think it sure that had Clark attended to his duties properly Graves could not have got out od sight unnoticed. As soon as the news reach ed General Chamberlin he turned out all hiG guards and secured the country all about the prison, but without result. P. S.-Graves was retaken at Thompsonville on Tuesday eve ming. al4f,
 The placing of $1 ,OO0, ,oOO 3 per cent bonds of the state of Connecticut on the terms accepted recently is a memorable event in the history of this state. The holder of the bond cannot demand hii 1 the other hand can pay it's loan all or any part of it just when it chooses to. The bargain is all with the borrower, and the lender in giving premium guesses as tc the probable length of time it will take the state to pay off it's debts out ot it's surplus The loan being of uncertain length, the rate that it yields cannot be exactly fixed It is perhaps not quite so low for the state as the per cents. which sold at 100. 87e 1 Ca trihe above seven -eighths of one pei cent. prem1um), but these were for the fix ed term of 25 years. With this change carried out the state of Connecticut vii have funded debt of $4, ,24O, ,OOO, of which $1, TAG, 900 is at per cent. and the rest al B per cent. and all of which has been mar keted at premium. The bids were al made by trustees or corporations, putting safety first of all considerations. A Con necticut promise is pretty good thing te tie up to.
 Hartford Courant The so-called ssNev 1 England Sunday" seems to be occupying the land to considerable extent. It hal